National team for in-Nigeria players
The Nigeria A' national football team is the local national football team of Nigeria and is open only to indigenous domestic league players. The team represents Nigeria at the WAFU Nations Cup and the African Nations Championship and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation. They are also known as the CHAN Eagles.
The CHAN Eagles came third at the 2014 African Nations Championship, at the 2018 edition hosted in Morocco, Nigeria reached the final but lost 4–0 to the hosts.[1]
They have also appeared at the WAFU Nations Cup 4 times, hosting the tournament twice and winning the 2010 edition.
African Nations Championship record
WAFU Nations Cup record
WAFU Nations Cup
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Appearances: 4
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Year
|
Round
|
Position
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
2010 |
Champions |
1st |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
1
|
2011 |
Second-place |
2nd |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
4
|
2013 |
Did not qualify
|
2017 |
Second-place |
2nd |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
4
|
2019 |
Quarter-finals (PC) |
5th |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3
|
2021 |
Qualified
|
Total
|
Champions
|
4/5
|
17
|
11
|
3
|
3
|
31
|
12
|
Results
Squad
The following players were called up for the 2020 African Nations Championship qualification and 2019 WAFU Cup of Nations matches against Togo and Cape Verde.
Caps and goals as of 19 October 2019 after the match against Togo.
Previous squads
- African Nations Championship squads
Honours
African Nations Championship:
WAFU Nations Cup
References
External links